Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
21.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 9PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)--
Afternoon (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
Period(s) (?)881171010101010677888777787788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3635903387847764501782823893993673622752291637769567982119
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
20
E
15
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSE
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:10AM
1.89
5:31PM
1.80
6:14AM
1.95
6:34PM
1.85
7:11AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:44PM
0.31
11:28AM
0.46
11:50PM
0.29
12:32PM
0.40
12:51AM
0.24
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-
Sunset-8:02-------8:01-------8:00------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------33211--1--------
Temp. °C212120191818202020191919191919202019181616161820
Feels °C (?)212221191818181917161515161616171818181514131415
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